Hicks, Phillips
Heather Phillips of Meridian and Kevin Hicks of Rose Hill were married
Saturday, July 28, 2001, at Frazier Grove Church of God with the Rev. Fred
Frazier officiating.
Parents of the couple are Nancy L. Phillips and the late Billie G. Phillips,
and Sue and Irvin Cliff Hicks Jr.
Grandparents of the bride are Pauline Espey and the late Marvette Espey,
and the late Hilton and Freddie Phillips.
Grandparents of the bridegroom are Minnie Hicks and the late Irvin Cliff
Hicks, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Harman Ezell.
Music for the ceremony was provided by Jean Herrington, pianist; Bliss
Savell, flutist; Rhea Espey, Tommy Espey, Hubert Frazier and Eric Herrington,
vocalists.
The bride was given in marriage by her mother. She wore an A-line gown
enhanced with beaded spaghetti straps. Beads also edged the neckline of
the gown. A beaded flower pattern was scattered throughout the gown and
chapel-length train. Her waist-length veil was held by a headband of roses.
She carried a dozen white roses pulled together with ribbon.
Maid of honor was Paula Payne of Meridian. Other attendants were Melinda
Woods and Melissa Mathis, both of Meridian, and Casey Hicks of Rose Hill.
Junior bridesmaid was Amanda Hicks of Rose Hill. Adeline Ford of Meridian
served as flower girl.
The father of the bridegroom served as best man. Groomsmen were Alan
Thomas and Joey Oliver, both of Meridian, Scott Dotson and Heath McLemore,
both of Rose Hill. Ushers were Clint Dotson and Dale Reynolds of Rose Hill.
Kyle Parker served as ring bearer. Program attendants were Ally and
Meagan Harper.
A reception was held at the church following the ceremony. Assisting
were Willie and Carol Greer, Minnie Bryan, Tiffanie Roberts, Vivian Fulton,
Jean Frazier, Jean and Tara Herrington, Clarice Rasco, Carol Haskins, Mary
Ann Stevens and Donna Brezeale.
After a honeymoon in Townsend, Tenn., the couple resides in Meridian.
Nov. 25, 2001
50th anniversary
Jessie and Bobby Everett celebrated their 50th anniversary during a
dinner held at their son's home on Oct. 21. The event was hosted by their
children, Dr. Keith Everett and his wife, Darlene, Lisa Lucovich and her
husband, Andy, and their grandchildren, Stewart and John Everett, and Jessica
and Allison Lucovich. Several close friends of the couple enjoyed the dinner
catered by Mac Burt, former chef of Phillip M. Restaurant. The couple were
married Oct. 21, 1951, at North Bend Methodist Church in Neshoba County.
50th anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Hardy Jr. will be honored with a reception to celebrate
their 50th anniversary. The event will be held Sunday, Dec. 2, 2001, from
2 p.m.-4 p.m. at Fellowship Baptist Church in Meridian. The couple were
married Dec. 1, 1951. They have four children, Charlene Pieper and her
husband, Fred, of Lexington, S.C., Cindy Luther and her husband, Jerald,
Tammy Rush and her husband, Dr. Leslie Rush III, and Terry Hardy and his
wife, Beth, all of Meridian; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Hardy is the former Juanice Kirkland. Family and friends are invited
to attend.
52nd anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd T. Killebrew Sr. of Meridian celebrated their 52nd
anniversary on Nov. 5, 2001, with a family dinner. The couple were married
in Greenville in 1949. They have two children, Floyd T. Killebrew Jr. and
Judy Parker, both of Meridian; four grandchildren and two great-grandsons.
Mrs. Killebrew is the former Ruthie Lee Dearman.
55th anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Billy A. Watkins of Meridian will celebrate their 55th
anniversary on Nov. 29, 2001, with their family. The couple were married
in 1946 in Lauderdale County. They have one daughter, Gloria Null, two
grandchildren, Kyle and Apryl, and a very special son-in-law, Dennis Null.
Mr. Watkins is retired from Metropolitan Life Insurance and Mrs. Watkins
is a homemaker. They attend Highland Baptist Church. Mrs. Watkins is the
former DeLoris Baucum.
OBITUARIES FOR MONDAY, NOV. 26, 2001
RICHARD E. LOCKARD
LAUREL -- Graveside services for Richard E. Lockard will be held today
at 11 a.m. at Magnolia Cemetery in Meridian. Memory Chapel Funeral Home
is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Lockard, 89, died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2001, in Laurel. He was born
in Meridian, son of Mr. and Mrs. George T. Lockard, but had resided in
Laurel for many years. After graduating from Meridian High School he served
in the military. After serving his country, Mr. Lockard was employed with
The Office Supply Company until his retirement. He was a member of First
Trinity Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include three nieces, Mrs. T.C. Fuller of Laurel, Patricia
Sanders and Mrs. Leonard Shannon of Meridian; a nephew, Dr. Gilbert Pyle
of Victoria, Texas; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.
IDA MAE WALLACE
Homemaker
PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Ida Mae Wallace will be held today at 2
p.m. at Linwood Baptist Church with the Rev. Jeff Mann officiating. Burial
will be in the church cemetery with McClain-Hays Funeral Service in charge
of arrangements.
Mrs. Wallace, 67, of Union, died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2001, at Laird Hospital.
Survivors include four daughters, Shelley Ann Cox of Lucedale, Dainett
Sue Bailey and Deborah Kay Peoples, both of Brandon, and Ethyl Elaine Johnston
of Vancleave; two sons, Russell Walter Wallace of Union and Thomas James
Wallace of Vancleave; a sister, Rose Barnett of Vancleave; a brother, Roland
Eaken of Columbus, Ohio; 15 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
LANEIL CHESNEY
Arrangements were incomplete at Barham Funeral Home of Newton for LaNeil
Chesney, 77, of Euless, Texas, who died Friday, Nov. 23, 2001, at Harris
Methodist Hospital in Bedford, Texas.
PAUL MABRY
Arrangements were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home for Paul
Mabry, 88, of Meridian, who died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001, at Jeff Anderson
Regional Medical Center.
MATIE BELL WALLACE
Arrangements were incomplete at James L. Osby Funeral Home for Mattie
Bell Wallace, 72, of Toomsuba, who died Monday, Nov. 26, 2001, at Jeff
Anderson Regional Medical Center.
OBITUARIES FOR TUESDAY, NOV. 27, 2001
GRADY WILLIS
SEBASTOPOL -- Services for Grady Willis will be held today at 11 a.m.
at Bogue Chitto Facility Building with the Rev. Doby Henry officiating.
Burial will be in I Sleep Cemetery in Philadelphia with Milling Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Willis, 67, of Philadelphia, died Friday, Nov. 23, 2001, in his
home.
Survivors include two daughters, Charlene Billie of Antioch, Tenn.,
and Angela Stephens of Philadelphia; three sons, Roy Gene Willis, Roy Reed
Willis and Junie Roy Willis, a half-sister, Ary Willis, two half-brothers,
David Willis and John Lee Clemons, all of Philadelphia; nine grandchildren
and seven great-grandchildren.
MARY BROWN VAUGHN
Missionary, homemaker
MACON -- Services for Mary Brown Vaughn will be held today at 11 a.m.
at Brooksville Baptist Church with the Revs. Bill Vaughn and Allen Smith
Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Brooksville Cemetery with Cockrell Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Vaughn, 69, of Brooksville, died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2001, at Oktibbeha
County Hospital in Starkville.
Survivors include her husband, the Rev. Bill Vaughn of Brooksville;
two daughters, Vicky Darlene Vaughn Templeton of Chattanooga, Tenn., and
Mary Ellen Vaughn Souder of Mansfield, Ohio; a son, Nealy James Vaughn
of Destin, Fla.; a sister, Annie B. Heard of Brooksville; her mother, Mrs.
N.J. Brown of Brooksville; and four grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, William V. "Thumper" Vaughn III.
The family requests memorials be made to Bill Vaughn Missionary Ministries,
Route 1 Box 218, Brooksville, MS 39739.
CHESTER B. JENKINS
GILBERTOWN, Ala. -- Services for Chester B. Jenkins will be held today
at 11 a.m. at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. B.A. Brown and
Capt. Todd Brewer officiating. Burial will be in Mosley Cemetery.
Mr. Jenkins, 79, of Selma, died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001, in Selma.
Survivors include his wife, Robbie L. Jenkins of Selma; a son, Wayne
Jenkins of Gilbertown; a daughter, Bonnie Carlisle of Citronelle; two stepdaughters,
Frankie Bowden of Selma and Patricia Shelby of Wetumpka; three brothers,
Clayton Jenkins, Edgar Jenkins and Preston Jenkins, all of Gilbertown.
JANIE L. CLARK
Retired TRW Industries employee
LOUISVILLE -- Services for Janie L. Clark will be held today at 2 p.m.
at Tilghman Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Clark, 73, of Louisville, died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001, at Baptist
Memorial Hospital in Jackson.
Survivors include four daughters, Marion Collins, Dianne Anthony and
Donna Crowell, all of Louisville, and Georgette Maxwell Harmon of Meridian;
three sisters, Vera Hummel of San Francisco, Carolyn Ward of Coldwater
and Bobbie Rogers of Louisville; a brother, Ellis Holdiness Jr. of Louisville;
12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
IVA LEE HESTER
Homemaker
PHILADELPHIA -- Services for Iva Lee Hester will be held today at 2
p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service Chapel with the Revs. Dr. Malcolm
Lewis and Edward McKeithen officiating. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery
in the House Community of Neshoba County.
Mrs. Hester, 82, of Philadelphia, died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001, at Neshoba
County General Hospital. Mrs. Hester was born and raised in Neshoba County
where she made her home in the House Community all of her life. She was
a member of Pine Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Ferguson of Ethel; granddaughters,
Kathy Kilpatrick of Philadelphia and Carol Nowacki of Sturgis; a grandson,
Mark House of Philadelphia; a sister, Fannie Tolbert of Union; three brothers,
Charles Goforth and Pat Goforth of Union, and Manuel Goforth of Philadelphia.
Pallbearers will be John Hester, Bob Hester, Hugh McNair, John Goforth,
Larry Goforth and Jerry Goforth.
GEORGE L. ALLEN JR.
Ingalls Shipbuilding employee
PASCAGOULA -- Services for George L. Allen Jr. will be held Wednesday
at 1 p.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church with the Rev. John Gibson officiating.
A Masonic graveside service will follow at Jackson County Memorial Gardens.
O'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Allen, 85, of Pascagoula, died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2001, in Pascagoula.
He was born Jan. 7, 1916, in Paris, Tenn. He retired after 20 years at
Ingalls Shipbuilding. He was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church in
Pascagoula, the Masonic Lodge in Atkins, S.C., and the Hamasa Temple in
Meridian, where he served as a Pass Potante in 1967.
Survivors include his wife of 20 years, Virginia Ruth Allen of Pascagoula;
a stepdaughter, Caroline B. Mills of St. Michaels, Md.; two sisters, Sue
Wood and Dorothy Harder, both of Coral Gables, Fla.; two nieces and two
nephews.
He was preceded in death by a stepson, Daniel L. Baker.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to St. John's
Episcopal Church in Pascagoula or Trinity Hospice.
Pallbearers will be members of Masonic Lodge in Pascagoula.
Honorary pallbearers will be David Sebastin, Will Warren, Bob Blackman,
John Fletcher, Henry Havens, Larry Plumlee and James Holder.
Visitation will be Wednesday one hour prior to the service at the church.
ERMA LEE SHIRLEY
Homemaker
QUITMAN -- Graveside services for Erma Lee Shirley will be held Wednesday
at 10 a.m. at Snell Church of God Cemetery with the Rev. Cletius Roberts
officiating. Wright's Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Shirley, 89, of Meridian, died Monday, Nov. 26, 2001, in her home.
Survivors include two sons, Lyle Kendall Shirley and Hiram Wade Shirley
and a daughter, Deloriese Davidson, all of Meridian; eight grandchildren
and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lyle B. Shirley; and a daughter,
Irma Onita Shirley.
Visitation will be today beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
LANEIL CHESNEY
Homemaker
NEWTON -- Services for LaNeil Chesney will be held Thursday at 11 a.m.
at Barham Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Decatur Cemetery.
Mrs. Chesney, 77, of Euless, Texas, died Friday, Nov. 23, 2001, at Harris
Methodist Hospital in Bedford, Texas. She was a native of Decatur.
Survivors include a daughter, Jan Chesney of Euless; two sons, Pete
Chesney and his wife, Ann, of Oklahoma City and Andy Chesney and his wife,
Debi, of Euless; seven grandchildren, Jon Massey, Jana Kirksey, Amber Massey,
Lauren Chesney, Cole Chesney, John Robert Heilman and Holly Haven; four
great-grandchildren, Melanie Kirksey, Emma Kirksey, Brittany Blythe and
Leigh Haven.
She was preceded in death by her parents, W.A. and Clemmie Coursey;
and her husband, Dalton Chesney.
Visitation will be Wednesday after 5 p.m. at the funeral home.
JANE C. WHITE
Private memorial services for Jane C. White will be held at a later
date. Barham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Ms. White, 91, of Meridian, died Friday, Nov. 23, 2001, at Riley Nursing
Center.
PATRICK JOHNSON
Arrangements were incomplete at Berry and Gardner Funeral Home for Patrick
Johnson, 35, of Pachuta, who died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001, at Riley Hospital.
JAMES W. SANDERS
Arrangements were incomplete at E.E. McDonald Funeral Home of DeKalb
for James W. Sanders, 44, formerly of Rose Hill, who died Thursday, Nov.
22, 2001, in Jackson.
WILLIAM NEVILLE
Arrangements were incomplete at James F. Webb Funeral Home for William
Neville, 53, who died Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2001, at Riley Hospital.
OBITUARIES FOR WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28, 2001
MINNIE L. ELEBY
Social worker with Welfare Department
Services for Minnie L. Eleby will be held today at 2 p.m. at Clark's
Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Randall Bohannon officiating.
Burial will be in Blackwater Cemetery in DeKalb.
Mrs. Eleby, 67, of Meridian, died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2001, in Tulsa,
Okla.
Survivors include two sons, Thomas Sim of Colorado Springs, Rowland
Brady of Virginia; three daughters, Michelle Eleby and Dianne Eleby of
Tulsa and Saretia Bradley of Meridian; 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
DOLLY BREVARD FARQUHAR
Elementary education teacher
YORK, Ala. -- Services for Dolly Brevard Farquhar will be held today
at 3 p.m. at Bumpers Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Sandra Price officiating.
Burial will be in York Cemetery.
Mrs. Farquhar, 75, of York, died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001, at King's Daughters
and Sons Rest Home.
Survivors include a daughter, Robyn Farquhar of York.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Farquhar.
The family requests memorials be made to the Parkinson's Society or
the Leukemia Society.
Visitation will be toady one hour prior to the service.
PAUL D. MABRY
Retired from Kerr-McGee Chemical
Services for Paul D. Mabry will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at First
Christian Church with the Revs. Tom R. Sikes and William McKnight officiating.
Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Mr. Mabry, 88, of Meridian, died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001, at Jeff Anderson
Regional Medical Center. He was retired from Kerr-McGee Chemical Forrest
Products Division. He was an elder in First Christian Church, a past member
of the Rotary Club and the Bethany Sunday school class.
Survivors include a son, Paul D. Mabry Jr. of Saint Paul, Minn.; a daughter,
Mary Frances Isley of Seneca, S.C.; brothers, William S. Mabry of Memphis,
Tenn., George Mabry of Lake City, Fla., Leon Mabry and Lewis Mabry of Lake;
two grandchildren, Meredith Isley of Boston and Adrienne Isley Swift of
Cincinnati, Ohio; and a great-grandchild, Jordon Swift of Cincinnati.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Elisabeth Thigpen Mabry.
Pallbearers will be Scott Morgan, Dr. David Gilmore Sr., B.B. Archer,
Charles Balchnus, General Fred Feinstein and Roger Covington.
Visitation will be today from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
WINNIE JANE HALL JOHNSON
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Services for Winnie Jane Hall Johnson will be held
Thursday at 10 a.m. at Memory Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Carl Sudduth
officiating. Burial will be in Memory Hill gardens.
Mrs. Johnson, 66, of Gainesville, died Monday, Nov. 26, 2001, in her
home.
Survivors include her husband, Richard A. Johnson Jr. of Gainesville;
daughters, Lisa A. Hall and her husband, Jimmy, of Lauderdale, Miss., Lynn
Orr of Tuscaloosa, Patty Cole and her husband, Jeff, of Saint Simons Island,
Ga.; brothers, Gray E. Hall of Ralph and Bernie "Tubby" Hall of Opp; four
grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visitation will be today from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
PATRICK JOHNSON
Services for Patrick Johnson will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at New
Oak Grove Baptist Church in Quitman with the Rev. Hubbard Arrington officiating.
Burial will be in Elwood Cemetery with Berry and Gardner Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Mr. Johnson, 35, of Pachuta, died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001, at Riley Hospital.
Survivors include his parents, Mingo and Bennie Lee Johnson Sr., three
sisters, Earnestine Barnes, Peggy Johnson and Mary Johnson, and four brothers,
Ray Charles Johnson, Mingo Johnson Jr., Robert Johnson and Frank Johnson,
all of Pachuta.
KATHERINE JUANITA DEAN ZINGELMANN
Homemaker
BUTLER, Ala. -- Memorial services for Katherine Juanita Dean Zingelmann
will be held Thursday from 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. in the chapel of Bumpers Funeral
Home with the Rev. Michael Eldridge officiating. Bumpers Funeral Home is
in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Zingelmann, 70, of Butler, died Monday, Nov. 19, 2001, in her home.
Survivors include two daughters, Nancy Meadows-Zingelmann of Butler
and Bobbie Jean Turner of Melvin; three brothers, Charles B. Dean Sr. of
Meridian, George Walter Dean and Clayton Benjamin Dean Jr. of Atlanta;
six sisters, Lillie Mae Wright of Toomsuba, Mary Rosalie Jones of Collinsville,
Betty Lou Burnside, Ethel Patricia Gray, Marilyn Delores Simcox and Sarah
Frances Hill, all of Meridian; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert "Bob" Louis Zingelmann
and two brothers.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Bumpers
Funeral Home, P.O. Box 705, Butler, AL 36904.
Visitation will be Thursday from 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
WILLIAM NEVILLE
Services for William "Bill" Neville will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at
St. Paul Episcopal Church with the Rev. Merrill Wade officiating. Burial
will be in Magnolia Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge
of arrangements.
Mr. Neville, 53, of Meridian, died Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2001, in Meridian.
JANIE MAE WILSON
Services for Janie Mae Wilson will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Clark's
Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Willie Ray Clark officiating.
Burial will be in Marion Cemetery.
Mrs. Wilson, 34, of Jackson, died Monday, Nov. 26, 2001, in Jackson.
Survivors include a son, Derrick Wilson of Jackson; six sisters, Lois
Shelton, Winnie Ratcliff, Marlyn Taylor and Betty Brook, all of Meridian,
and Ruby Davis and Mary Wilson of Jackson; three brothers, Charles Wilson
of Meridian, Robert Wilson and Ricky Wilson of Jackson.
Visitation will be Thursday from 6 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
ERNEST COLE
Retired
Services for Ernest Cole will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at St. Mark United
Methodist Church in Daleville with the Rev. James L. Morris officiating.
Burial will be in Daleville Cemetery with Berry and Gardner Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Cole, 64, of Meridian, died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2001, in his home.
Survivors include three daughters, Teawana Marie Cole-Chambers of South
Holland, Ill., Stephanie Cole and Bridgett Cole of Broadview, Ill.; a sister,
Baseemah Wajd of Meridian; a brother, Edward Cole of Daleville; and three
grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
TELITHA LAND BOYD
Bookkeeper
YORK, Ala. -- Services for Telitha Land Boyd will be held Saturday at
11 a.m. at Livingston Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Sandra Price officiating.
Burial will be in Myrtlewood Cemetery in Livingston with Bumpers Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Boyd, 87, of Livingston, died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001, at Sumter
Health and Rehab in York.
Survivors include her husband, Ernest "Doc" Boyd of Livingston; a son,
Lanny Boyd of Tuscaloosa; a daughter, Mary Kay Cooper of Robertsdale; and
five grandchildren.
The family requests memorials be made to Livingston Presbyterian Church.
Visitation will be Saturday one hour prior to the service at the church.
